November, 2016

• 22 November

  Facebook experimental drone accident under scanner

  

    Bloomberg A U.S. safety agency is investigating an accident involving a massive experimental drone Facebook Inc. is developing to bring the internet to remote areas of the world. No one was hurt in the incident, which came during the unmanned aircraft’s first test flight on June 28. It marks the latest hiccup in Facebook’s plans to wirelessly connect the …

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• 22 November

  Google’s online travel adventure upsets its biggest advertisers

  

    NEW YORK / Bloomberg At the largest online travel conference last week, industry executive Steve Hafner was asked an unusual question: What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think about Google? “Annoying,” said Hafner, chief executive officer of Priceline Group Inc.’s Kayak business. Hafner captured the mood well. Despite more than $15 billion in annual revenue …

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• 22 November

  Facebook in crosshairs as fake news battle heats up

  

    Washington / AFP Hillary Clinton was about to be indicted, Pope Francis endorsed Donald Trump: the battle over fake news is heating up after a White House campaign in which the misinformation industry may have swung the outcome of the vote. Last week, Google and Facebook moved to cut off ad revenue to bogus news sites. But media watchers …

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• 21 November

  Percentage of UAE women in nuclear industry highest in world

    ABU DHABI / WAM Emirati women make up for 20 percent of the workforce in the UAE’s nuclear energy industry, the highest rate globally in the nuclear energy sector, a senior official at the Nawah Energy Company, a subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), said on Monday. “This strong presence of women in the nuclear sector reflects …

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• 21 November

  VAT will reflect positively on economy, says UAE official

    ABU DHABI / WAM Valued-added tax (VAT) to be introduced in the UAE in early 2018, will reflect positively on the economy and the government’s financial stability, as the money levied will be used to launch new developmental projects, a senior official said on Monday. “The proposed five percent VAT will be applied to consumption and not on savings …

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• 21 November

  Supporting UAE innovators a key pillar of future work

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stressed the importance of long-term investment in innovation and supporting UAE innovators and enabling them to turn their ideas into innovative projects that benefit people. “Supporting UAE innovators is a key pillar of the future work and efforts …

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• 21 November

  Sharjah Ruler receives ABET delegation

    Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS) on Monday received a delegation from ABET, the US-based Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, who are on a visit to the emirate. The parties discussed academic progress being made by the UoS. …

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• 21 November

  Innovation guide for companies launched

    Abu Dhabi / WAM An innovation guide for companies operating in the UAE has been launched by the Ministry of Economy to promote a culture of innovation and increase awareness regarding the importance of research and development, R&D, for businesses and the entire economy, the Ministry announced on Monday. The guide, prepared in collaboration with the National Research Centre of …

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• 21 November

  Dubai improves ranking on global innovation index

    Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai has improved its ranking to claim the 15th position on the second edition of the Dubai Innovation Index, which was released by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the side-lines of the UAE Innovation Week. The survey, launched by the Chamber in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), analysed 28 top global innovation cities. …

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• 21 November

  Burj Khalifa UAE’s ‘smartest’ building

    Dubai / Emirates Business Honeywell (NYSE:HON) named the Burj Khalifa as the UAE’s “smartest” building at the Middle East’s first-ever smart building awards presentation at the Innovation Live! Summit today in Dubai. The world’s tallest structure also received the award for the Middle East’s smartest “high-rise residential” building. The summit, an official anchor event of the widely celebrated UAE …

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